Faster access than browser!
159 relations: Acromegaly, Adenoma, American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine, Amino acid, Anabolic steroid, Anabolism, Androgen, Anterior pituitary, Arginine, Athens, Autocrine signalling, Beef hormone controversy, Blood test, Bovine somatotropin, Brain, Bromocriptine, Cadaver, Calcium, Carpal tunnel syndrome, Cartilage, Cattle feeding, Cell (biology), Cell membrane, Choh Hao Li, Chondrocyte, Chronic kidney disease, Clonidine, Cognition, Controlled substance, Cortisol, Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease, Crime Control Act of 1990, Crohn's disease, Dairy farming, Depression (mood), Diabetes mellitus, Diabetes mellitus type 2, Dietary supplement, Dihydrotestosterone, Dopamine, Dopamine agonist, Doping in sport, Drug Enforcement Administration, Eli Lilly and Company, Endocrine disruptor, Endocrine gland, Estrogen, Exercise, Failure to thrive, Fasting, ..., Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, Felony, Fibromyalgia, Food and Drug Administration, Genentech, Ghrelin, Gigantism, Glucocorticoid, Gluconeogenesis, Glucose, Growth hormone 1, Growth hormone 2, Growth hormone deficiency, Growth hormone receptor, Growth hormone secretagogue receptor, Growth hormone therapy, Growth hormone-binding protein, Growth hormone–releasing hormone, Growth-hormone-releasing hormone receptor, Heart failure, HIV/AIDS, Hodgkin's lymphoma, Homeostasis, Human development (biology), Human placental lactogen, Hyperglycemia, Hypertrophy, Hypoglycemia, Hypophyseal portal system, Hypothalamus, Idiopathic short stature, Immune system, Indiana State University, Injury, Insulin-like growth factor 1, Intensive farming, International nonproprietary name, International Olympic Committee, Intrauterine growth restriction, JAK-STAT signaling pathway, JAMA (journal), L-DOPA, Lipolysis, Liver, MAPK/ERK pathway, Merck Serono, Meta-analysis, Mitogen, Molecule, Multiple sclerosis, Muscle, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Negative feedback, Neurosecretion, Niacin, Nicotine, Non-rapid eye movement sleep, Novo Nordisk, Obesity, Octreotide, Off-label use, Old World monkey, Ossification, Osteoblast, Osteoclast, Osteoporosis, Pancreatic islets, Paracrine signalling, Parenteral nutrition, Pathologic fracture, Pegvisomant, Peptide, Peptide hormone, Periventricular nucleus, Pfizer, Pituitary adenoma, Pituitary gland, Placental lactogen, Poultry farming, Prader–Willi syndrome, Prescription drug, Proinsulin, Prolactin, Propranolol, Protein, Receptor (biochemistry), Recombinant DNA, Rhesus macaque, Sarcomere, Sex hormone-binding globulin, Short bowel syndrome, Short stature, Slow-wave sleep, Solubility, Somatomedin, Somatostatin, Somatotropic cell, Somatotropin family, Species, Turner syndrome, Ulcerative colitis, Unified atomic mass unit, Urine, Vanity Fair (magazine), Wasting, Weight loss, World Anti-Doping Agency, Xenobiotic, 2004 Summer Olympics. Expand index (109 more) »
Acromegaly
Acromegaly is a disorder that results from excess growth hormone (GH) after the growth plates have closed.
New!!: Growth hormone and Acromegaly · See more »
Adenoma
An adenoma (from Greek αδένας, adeno-, "gland" + -ώμα, -oma, "tumor") (plural adenomas or adenomata) is a benign tumor of epithelial tissue with glandular origin, glandular characteristics, or both.
New!!: Growth hormone and Adenoma · See more »
American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine
The American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine (A4M) is a United States registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that promotes the questionable field of anti-aging medicine and trains and certifies physicians in this specialty.
New!!: Growth hormone and American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine · See more »
Amino acid
Amino acids are organic compounds containing amine (-NH2) and carboxyl (-COOH) functional groups, along with a side chain (R group) specific to each amino acid.
New!!: Growth hormone and Amino acid · See more »
Anabolic steroid
Anabolic steroids, also known more properly as anabolic–androgenic steroids (AAS), are steroidal androgens that include natural androgens like testosterone as well as synthetic androgens that are structurally related and have similar effects to testosterone.
New!!: Growth hormone and Anabolic steroid · See more »
Anabolism
Anabolism (from ἁνά, "upward" and βάλλειν, "to throw") is the set of metabolic pathways that construct molecules from smaller units.
New!!: Growth hormone and Anabolism · See more »
Androgen
An androgen (from Greek andr-, the stem of the word meaning "man") is any natural or synthetic steroid hormone which regulates the development and maintenance of male characteristics in vertebrates by binding to androgen receptors.
New!!: Growth hormone and Androgen · See more »
Anterior pituitary
A major organ of the endocrine system, the anterior pituitary (also called the adenohypophysis or pars anterior), is the glandular, anterior lobe that together with the posterior lobe (posterior pituitary, or the neurohypophysis) makes up the pituitary gland (hypophysis).
New!!: Growth hormone and Anterior pituitary · See more »
Arginine
Arginine (symbol Arg or R) is an α-amino acid that is used in the biosynthesis of proteins.
New!!: Growth hormone and Arginine · See more »
Athens
Athens (Αθήνα, Athína; Ἀθῆναι, Athênai) is the capital and largest city of Greece.
New!!: Growth hormone and Athens · See more »
Autocrine signalling
Autocrine signaling is a form of cell signaling in which a cell secretes a hormone or chemical messenger (called the autocrine agent) that binds to autocrine receptors on that same cell, leading to changes in the cell.
New!!: Growth hormone and Autocrine signalling · See more »
Beef hormone controversy
The Beef Hormone Dispute is one of the most intractable agricultural controversies since the establishment of the World Trade Organization.
New!!: Growth hormone and Beef hormone controversy · See more »
Blood test
A blood test is a laboratory analysis performed on a blood sample that is usually extracted from a vein in the arm using a hypodermic needle, or via fingerprick.
New!!: Growth hormone and Blood test · See more »
Bovine somatotropin
Bovine somatotropin or bovine somatotrophin (abbreviated bST and BST), or bovine growth hormone (BGH), is a peptide hormone produced by cows' pituitary glands.
New!!: Growth hormone and Bovine somatotropin · See more »
Brain
The brain is an organ that serves as the center of the nervous system in all vertebrate and most invertebrate animals.
New!!: Growth hormone and Brain · See more »
Bromocriptine
Bromocriptine (originally marketed as Parlodel, subsequently under many names) is an ergoline derivative, is a dopamine agonist that is used in the treatment of pituitary tumors, Parkinson's disease (PD), hyperprolactinaemia, neuroleptic malignant syndrome, and type 2 diabetes.
New!!: Growth hormone and Bromocriptine · See more »
Cadaver
A cadaver, also referred to as a corpse (singular) in medical, literary, and legal usage, or when intended for dissection, is a deceased body.
New!!: Growth hormone and Cadaver · See more »
Calcium
Calcium is a chemical element with symbol Ca and atomic number 20.
New!!: Growth hormone and Calcium · See more »
Carpal tunnel syndrome
Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is a medical condition due to compression of the median nerve as it travels through the wrist at the carpal tunnel.
New!!: Growth hormone and Carpal tunnel syndrome · See more »
Cartilage
Cartilage is a resilient and smooth elastic tissue, a rubber-like padding that covers and protects the ends of long bones at the joints, and is a structural component of the rib cage, the ear, the nose, the bronchial tubes, the intervertebral discs, and many other body components.
New!!: Growth hormone and Cartilage · See more »
Cattle feeding
Different cattle feeding production systems have separate advantages and disadvantages.
New!!: Growth hormone and Cattle feeding · See more »
Cell (biology)
The cell (from Latin cella, meaning "small room") is the basic structural, functional, and biological unit of all known living organisms.
New!!: Growth hormone and Cell (biology) · See more »
Cell membrane
The cell membrane (also known as the plasma membrane or cytoplasmic membrane, and historically referred to as the plasmalemma) is a biological membrane that separates the interior of all cells from the outside environment (the extracellular space).
New!!: Growth hormone and Cell membrane · See more »
Choh Hao Li
Choh Hao Li (sometimes Cho Hao Li) (pinyin: Lǐ Zhuōhào) (April 21, 1913 – November 28, 1987) was a Chinese-born U.S. biochemist who discovered, in 1966, that human pituitary growth hormone (somatotropin) consists of a chain of 256 amino acids.
New!!: Growth hormone and Choh Hao Li · See more »
Chondrocyte
Chondrocytes (from Greek χόνδρος, chondros.
New!!: Growth hormone and Chondrocyte · See more »
Chronic kidney disease
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a type of kidney disease in which there is gradual loss of kidney function over a period of months or years.
New!!: Growth hormone and Chronic kidney disease · See more »
Clonidine
Clonidine (trade names Catapres, Kapvay, Nexiclon, Clophelin, and others) is a medication used to treat high blood pressure, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, anxiety disorders, tic disorders, withdrawal (from either alcohol, opioids, or smoking), migraine, menopausal flushing, diarrhea, and certain pain conditions.
New!!: Growth hormone and Clonidine · See more »
Cognition
Cognition is "the mental action or process of acquiring knowledge and understanding through thought, experience, and the senses".
New!!: Growth hormone and Cognition · See more »
Controlled substance
A controlled substance is generally a drug or chemical whose manufacture, possession, or use is regulated by a government, such as illicitly used drugs or prescription medications that are designated a Controlled Drug in the United Kingdom.
New!!: Growth hormone and Controlled substance · See more »
Cortisol
Cortisol is a steroid hormone, in the glucocorticoid class of hormones.
New!!: Growth hormone and Cortisol · See more »
Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease
Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease (CJD) is a universally fatal brain disorder.
New!!: Growth hormone and Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease · See more »
Crime Control Act of 1990
The Crime Control Act of 1990 was a large Act of Congress that had a considerable impact on the juvenile crime control policies of the 1990s.
New!!: Growth hormone and Crime Control Act of 1990 · See more »
Crohn's disease
Crohn's disease is a type of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that may affect any part of the gastrointestinal tract from mouth to anus.
New!!: Growth hormone and Crohn's disease · See more »
Dairy farming
Dairy farming is a class of agriculture for long-term production of milk, which is processed (either on the farm or at a dairy plant, either of which may be called a dairy) for eventual sale of a dairy product.
New!!: Growth hormone and Dairy farming · See more »
Depression (mood)
Depression is a state of low mood and aversion to activity that can affect a person's thoughts, behavior, tendencies, feelings, and sense of well-being.
New!!: Growth hormone and Depression (mood) · See more »
Diabetes mellitus
Diabetes mellitus (DM), commonly referred to as diabetes, is a group of metabolic disorders in which there are high blood sugar levels over a prolonged period.
New!!: Growth hormone and Diabetes mellitus · See more »
Diabetes mellitus type 2
Diabetes mellitus type 2 (also known as type 2 diabetes) is a long-term metabolic disorder that is characterized by high blood sugar, insulin resistance, and relative lack of insulin.
New!!: Growth hormone and Diabetes mellitus type 2 · See more »
Dietary supplement
A dietary supplement is a manufactured product intended to supplement the diet when taken by mouth as a pill, capsule, tablet, or liquid.
New!!: Growth hormone and Dietary supplement · See more »
Dihydrotestosterone
Dihydrotestosterone (DHT), or 5α-dihydrotestosterone (5α-DHT), also known as androstanolone or stanolone, is an endogenous androgen sex steroid and hormone.
New!!: Growth hormone and Dihydrotestosterone · See more »
Dopamine
Dopamine (DA, a contraction of 3,4-dihydroxyphenethylamine) is an organic chemical of the catecholamine and phenethylamine families that plays several important roles in the brain and body.
New!!: Growth hormone and Dopamine · See more »
Dopamine agonist
A dopamine receptor agonist is a compound that activates dopamine receptors.
New!!: Growth hormone and Dopamine agonist · See more »
Doping in sport
In competitive sports, doping is the use of banned athletic performance-enhancing drugs by athletic competitors.
New!!: Growth hormone and Doping in sport · See more »
Drug Enforcement Administration
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is a United States federal law enforcement agency under the United States Department of Justice, tasked with combating drug smuggling and use within the United States.
New!!: Growth hormone and Drug Enforcement Administration · See more »
Eli Lilly and Company
Eli Lilly and Company is a global pharmaceutical company headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, with offices in 18 countries.
New!!: Growth hormone and Eli Lilly and Company · See more »
Endocrine disruptor
Endocrine disruptors are chemicals that can interfere with endocrine (or hormone) systems at certain doses.
New!!: Growth hormone and Endocrine disruptor · See more »
Endocrine gland
Endocrine glands are glands of the endocrine system that secrete their products, hormones, directly into the blood rather than through a duct.
New!!: Growth hormone and Endocrine gland · See more »
Estrogen
Estrogen, or oestrogen, is the primary female sex hormone.
New!!: Growth hormone and Estrogen · See more »
Exercise
Exercise is any bodily activity that enhances or maintains physical fitness and overall health and wellness.
New!!: Growth hormone and Exercise · See more »
Failure to thrive
Failure to thrive (FTT), more recently known as faltering weight or weight faltering, is a term used in pediatric medicine, as well as veterinary medicine (where it is also referred to as ill-thrift), to indicate insufficient weight gain or inappropriate weight loss.
New!!: Growth hormone and Failure to thrive · See more »
Fasting
Fasting is the willing abstinence or reduction from some or all food, drink, or both, for a period of time.
New!!: Growth hormone and Fasting · See more »
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
The United States Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (abbreviated as FFDCA, FDCA, or FD&C), is a set of laws passed by Congress in 1938 giving authority to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to oversee the safety of food, drugs, and cosmetics.
New!!: Growth hormone and Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act · See more »
Felony
The term felony, in some common law countries, is defined as a serious crime.
New!!: Growth hormone and Felony · See more »
Fibromyalgia
Fibromyalgia (FM) is a medical condition characterised by chronic widespread pain and a heightened pain response to pressure.
New!!: Growth hormone and Fibromyalgia · See more »
Food and Drug Administration
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or USFDA) is a federal agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, one of the United States federal executive departments.
New!!: Growth hormone and Food and Drug Administration · See more »
Genentech
Genentech, Inc., is a biotechnology corporation which became a subsidiary of Roche in 2009.
New!!: Growth hormone and Genentech · See more »
Ghrelin
Ghrelin (pronounced), the "hunger hormone", also known as lenomorelin (INN), is a peptide hormone produced by ghrelinergic cells in the gastrointestinal tract which functions as a neuropeptide in the central nervous system.
New!!: Growth hormone and Ghrelin · See more »
Gigantism
Gigantism, also known as giantism (from Greek γίγας gigas, "giant", plural γίγαντες gigantes), is a condition characterized by excessive growth and height significantly above average.
New!!: Growth hormone and Gigantism · See more »
Glucocorticoid
Glucocorticoids are a class of corticosteroids, which are a class of steroid hormones.
New!!: Growth hormone and Glucocorticoid · See more »
Gluconeogenesis
Gluconeogenesis (GNG) is a metabolic pathway that results in the generation of glucose from certain non-carbohydrate carbon substrates.
New!!: Growth hormone and Gluconeogenesis · See more »
Glucose
Glucose is a simple sugar with the molecular formula C6H12O6.
New!!: Growth hormone and Glucose · See more »
Growth hormone 1
Growth hormone 1, also known as pituitary growth hormone or simply as growth hormone (GH) or somatotropin, is a protein that in humans is encoded by the GH1 gene.
New!!: Growth hormone and Growth hormone 1 · See more »
Growth hormone 2
Growth hormone 2 (GH2), also known more commonly as placental growth hormone (PGH) or as growth hormone variant (GH-V), is a protein that in humans is encoded by the GH2 gene.
New!!: Growth hormone and Growth hormone 2 · See more »
Growth hormone deficiency
Growth hormone deficiency (GHD) is a medical condition due to not enough growth hormone (GH).
New!!: Growth hormone and Growth hormone deficiency · See more »
Growth hormone receptor
Growth hormone receptor is a protein that in humans is encoded by the GHR gene.
New!!: Growth hormone and Growth hormone receptor · See more »
Growth hormone secretagogue receptor
Growth hormone secretagogue receptor(GHS-R), also known as ghrelin receptor, is a G protein-coupled receptor that binds growth hormone secretagogues (GHSs), such as ghrelin, the "hunger hormone".
New!!: Growth hormone and Growth hormone secretagogue receptor · See more »
Growth hormone therapy
Growth hormone therapy refers to the use of growth hormone (GH) as a prescription medication—it is one form of hormone therapy.
New!!: Growth hormone and Growth hormone therapy · See more »
Growth hormone-binding protein
Growth hormone-binding protein (GHBP) is a soluble carrier protein for growth hormone (GH).
New!!: Growth hormone and Growth hormone-binding protein · See more »
Growth hormone–releasing hormone
Growth hormone–releasing hormone (GHRH), also known as somatocrinin or by several other names in its endogenous forms and as somatorelin (INN) in its pharmaceutical form, is a releasing hormone of growth hormone (GH).
New!!: Growth hormone and Growth hormone–releasing hormone · See more »
Growth-hormone-releasing hormone receptor
The growth-hormone-releasing hormone receptor (GHRHR) is a G-protein-coupled receptor that binds growth hormone-releasing hormone.
New!!: Growth hormone and Growth-hormone-releasing hormone receptor · See more »
Heart failure
Heart failure (HF), often referred to as congestive heart failure (CHF), is when the heart is unable to pump sufficiently to maintain blood flow to meet the body's needs.
New!!: Growth hormone and Heart failure · See more »
HIV/AIDS
Human immunodeficiency virus infection and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) is a spectrum of conditions caused by infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
New!!: Growth hormone and HIV/AIDS · See more »
Hodgkin's lymphoma
Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is a type of lymphoma which is generally believed to result from white blood cells of the lymphocyte kind.
New!!: Growth hormone and Hodgkin's lymphoma · See more »
Homeostasis
Homeostasis is the tendency of organisms to auto-regulate and maintain their internal environment in a stable state.
New!!: Growth hormone and Homeostasis · See more »
Human development (biology)
Human development is the process of growing to maturity.
New!!: Growth hormone and Human development (biology) · See more »
Human placental lactogen
Human placental lactogen (hPL), also called human chorionic somatomammotropin (HCS), is a polypeptide placental hormone, the human form of placental lactogen (chorionic somatomammotropin).
New!!: Growth hormone and Human placental lactogen · See more »
Hyperglycemia
Hyperglycemia, or high blood sugar (also spelled hyperglycaemia or hyperglycæmia) is a condition in which an excessive amount of glucose circulates in the blood plasma.
New!!: Growth hormone and Hyperglycemia · See more »
Hypertrophy
Hypertrophy (from Greek ὑπέρ "excess" + τροφή "nourishment") is the increase in the volume of an organ or tissue due to the enlargement of its component cells.
New!!: Growth hormone and Hypertrophy · See more »
Hypoglycemia
Hypoglycemia, also known as low blood sugar, is when blood sugar decreases to below normal levels.
New!!: Growth hormone and Hypoglycemia · See more »
Hypophyseal portal system
The hypophyseal portal system is a system of blood vessels in the microcirculation at the base of the brain, connecting the hypothalamus with the anterior pituitary.
New!!: Growth hormone and Hypophyseal portal system · See more »
Hypothalamus
The hypothalamus(from Greek ὑπό, "under" and θάλαμος, thalamus) is a portion of the brain that contains a number of small nuclei with a variety of functions.
New!!: Growth hormone and Hypothalamus · See more »
Idiopathic short stature
Idiopathic short stature (ISS) refers to extreme short stature that does not have a diagnostic explanation (idiopathic designates a condition that is unexplained or not understood) after an ordinary growth evaluation.
New!!: Growth hormone and Idiopathic short stature · See more »
Immune system
The immune system is a host defense system comprising many biological structures and processes within an organism that protects against disease.
New!!: Growth hormone and Immune system · See more »
Indiana State University
Indiana State University (ISU) is a public university located in Terre Haute, Indiana, United States.
New!!: Growth hormone and Indiana State University · See more »
Injury
Injury, also known as physical trauma, is damage to the body caused by external force.
New!!: Growth hormone and Injury · See more »
Insulin-like growth factor 1
Insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1), also called somatomedin C, is a protein that in humans is encoded by the IGF1 gene.
New!!: Growth hormone and Insulin-like growth factor 1 · See more »
Intensive farming
Intensive farming involves various types of agriculture with higher levels of input and output per cubic unit of agricultural land area.
New!!: Growth hormone and Intensive farming · See more »
International nonproprietary name
The International Nonproprietary Name (INN) is an official generic and non-proprietary name given to a pharmaceutical drug or an active ingredient.
New!!: Growth hormone and International nonproprietary name · See more »
International Olympic Committee
The International Olympic Committee (IOC; French: Comité International Olympique, CIO) is a Swiss private non-governmental organisation based in Lausanne, Switzerland, which is the authority responsible for the modern Olympic Games.
New!!: Growth hormone and International Olympic Committee · See more »
Intrauterine growth restriction
Intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) refers to poor growth of a fetus while in the mother's womb during pregnancy.
New!!: Growth hormone and Intrauterine growth restriction · See more »
JAK-STAT signaling pathway
The JAK-STAT signalling pathway is a chain of interactions between proteins in a cell, and is involved in processes such as immunity, cell division, cell death and tumour formation.
New!!: Growth hormone and JAK-STAT signaling pathway · See more »
JAMA (journal)
JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association is a peer-reviewed medical journal published 48 times a year by the American Medical Association.
New!!: Growth hormone and JAMA (journal) · See more »
L-DOPA
L-DOPA, also known as levodopa or L-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine is an amino acid that is made and used as part of the normal biology of humans, as well as some animals and plants.
New!!: Growth hormone and L-DOPA · See more »
Lipolysis
Lipolysis is the breakdown of lipids and involves hydrolysis of triglycerides into glycerol and free fatty acids.
New!!: Growth hormone and Lipolysis · See more »
Liver
The liver, an organ only found in vertebrates, detoxifies various metabolites, synthesizes proteins, and produces biochemicals necessary for digestion.
New!!: Growth hormone and Liver · See more »
MAPK/ERK pathway
The MAPK/ERK pathway (also known as the Ras-Raf-MEK-ERK pathway) is a chain of proteins in the cell that communicates a signal from a receptor on the surface of the cell to the DNA in the nucleus of the cell.
New!!: Growth hormone and MAPK/ERK pathway · See more »
Merck Serono
Merck Serono (EMD Serono in the United States and Canada) is a pharmaceutical company headquartered in Darmstadt, Germany, and a brand and division of Merck focused on biopharmaceuticals.
New!!: Growth hormone and Merck Serono · See more »
Meta-analysis
A meta-analysis is a statistical analysis that combines the results of multiple scientific studies.
New!!: Growth hormone and Meta-analysis · See more »
Mitogen
A mitogen is a chemical substance that encourages a cell to commence cell division, triggering mitosis.
New!!: Growth hormone and Mitogen · See more »
Molecule
A molecule is an electrically neutral group of two or more atoms held together by chemical bonds.
New!!: Growth hormone and Molecule · See more »
Multiple sclerosis
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a demyelinating disease in which the insulating covers of nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord are damaged.
New!!: Growth hormone and Multiple sclerosis · See more »
Muscle
Muscle is a soft tissue found in most animals.
New!!: Growth hormone and Muscle · See more »
National Collegiate Athletic Association
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is a non-profit organization which regulates athletes of 1,281 institutions and conferences.
New!!: Growth hormone and National Collegiate Athletic Association · See more »
Negative feedback
Negative feedback (or balancing feedback) occurs when some function of the output of a system, process, or mechanism is fed back in a manner that tends to reduce the fluctuations in the output, whether caused by changes in the input or by other disturbances.
New!!: Growth hormone and Negative feedback · See more »
Neurosecretion
Neurosecretion is the storage, synthesis and release of hormones from neurons.
New!!: Growth hormone and Neurosecretion · See more »
Niacin
Niacin, also known as nicotinic acid, is an organic compound and a form of vitamin B3, an essential human nutrient.
New!!: Growth hormone and Niacin · See more »
Nicotine
Nicotine is a potent parasympathomimetic stimulant and an alkaloid found in the nightshade family of plants.
New!!: Growth hormone and Nicotine · See more »
Non-rapid eye movement sleep
Non-rapid eye movement sleep (NREM) is, collectively, sleep stages 1–3, previously known as stages 1–4.
New!!: Growth hormone and Non-rapid eye movement sleep · See more »
Novo Nordisk
Novo Nordisk A/S is a Danish multinational pharmaceutical company headquartered in Bagsværd, Denmark, with production facilities in eight countries, and affiliates or offices in 75 countries.
New!!: Growth hormone and Novo Nordisk · See more »
Obesity
Obesity is a medical condition in which excess body fat has accumulated to the extent that it may have a negative effect on health.
New!!: Growth hormone and Obesity · See more »
Octreotide
Octreotide (trade name Sandostatin, among others) is an octapeptide that mimics natural somatostatin pharmacologically, though it is a more potent inhibitor of growth hormone, glucagon, and insulin than the natural hormone.
New!!: Growth hormone and Octreotide · See more »
Off-label use
Off-label use is the use of pharmaceutical drugs for an unapproved indication or in an unapproved age group, dosage, or route of administration.
New!!: Growth hormone and Off-label use · See more »
Old World monkey
The Old World monkeys or Cercopithecidae are a family of catarrhines, the only family in the superfamily Cercopithecoidea in the clade (or parvorder) of Catarrhini.
New!!: Growth hormone and Old World monkey · See more »
Ossification
Ossification (or osteogenesis) in bone remodeling is the process of laying down new bone material by cells called osteoblasts.
New!!: Growth hormone and Ossification · See more »
Osteoblast
Osteoblasts (from the Greek combining forms for "bone", ὀστέο-, osteo- and βλαστάνω, blastanō "germinate") are cells with a single nucleus that synthesize bone.
New!!: Growth hormone and Osteoblast · See more »
Osteoclast
An osteoclast is a type of bone cell that breaks down bone tissue.
New!!: Growth hormone and Osteoclast · See more »
Osteoporosis
Osteoporosis is a disease where increased bone weakness increases the risk of a broken bone.
New!!: Growth hormone and Osteoporosis · See more »
Pancreatic islets
The pancreatic islets or islets of Langerhans are the regions of the pancreas that contain its endocrine (hormone-producing) cells, discovered in 1869 by German pathological anatomist Paul Langerhans.
New!!: Growth hormone and Pancreatic islets · See more »
Paracrine signalling
Paracrine signaling is a form of cell-to-cell communication in which a cell produces a signal to induce changes in nearby cells, altering the behavior of those cells.
New!!: Growth hormone and Paracrine signalling · See more »
Parenteral nutrition
Total parenteral nutrition (PN) is the feeding of a person intravenously, bypassing the usual process of eating and digestion.
New!!: Growth hormone and Parenteral nutrition · See more »
Pathologic fracture
A pathologic fracture (also called insufficiency fracture) is a bone fracture caused by disease that led to weakness of the bone structure.
New!!: Growth hormone and Pathologic fracture · See more »
Pegvisomant
Pegvisomant (trade name Somavert) is a growth hormone receptor antagonist used in the treatment of acromegaly.
New!!: Growth hormone and Pegvisomant · See more »
Peptide
Peptides (from Gr.: πεπτός, peptós "digested"; derived from πέσσειν, péssein "to digest") are short chains of amino acid monomers linked by peptide (amide) bonds.
New!!: Growth hormone and Peptide · See more »
Peptide hormone
Peptide hormones or protein hormones are hormones whose molecules are peptides or proteins, respectively.
New!!: Growth hormone and Peptide hormone · See more »
Periventricular nucleus
The periventricular nucleus is a thin sheet of small neurons located in the wall of the third ventricle, a composite structure of the hypothalamus.
New!!: Growth hormone and Periventricular nucleus · See more »
Pfizer
Pfizer Inc. is an American pharmaceutical conglomerate headquartered in New York City, with its research headquarters in Groton, Connecticut.
New!!: Growth hormone and Pfizer · See more »
Pituitary adenoma
Pituitary adenomas are tumors that occur in the pituitary gland.
New!!: Growth hormone and Pituitary adenoma · See more »
Pituitary gland
An explanation of the development of the pituitary gland (Hypophysis cerebri) & the congenital anomalies. In vertebrate anatomy, the pituitary gland, or hypophysis, is an endocrine gland about the size of a pea and weighing in humans.
New!!: Growth hormone and Pituitary gland · See more »
Placental lactogen
Placental lactogen, also called chorionic somatomammotropin, is a polypeptide placental hormone, part of the somatotropin family.
New!!: Growth hormone and Placental lactogen · See more »
Poultry farming
Poultry farming is the process of raising domesticated birds such as chickens, ducks, turkeys and geese for the purpose of farming meat or eggs for food.
New!!: Growth hormone and Poultry farming · See more »
Prader–Willi syndrome
Prader–Willi syndrome (PWS) is a genetic disorder due to loss of function of specific genes.
New!!: Growth hormone and Prader–Willi syndrome · See more »
Prescription drug
A prescription drug (also prescription medication or prescription medicine) is a pharmaceutical drug that legally requires a medical prescription to be dispensed.
New!!: Growth hormone and Prescription drug · See more »
Proinsulin
Proinsulin is the prohormone precursor to insulin made in the beta cells of the islets of Langerhans, specialized regions of the pancreas.
New!!: Growth hormone and Proinsulin · See more »
Prolactin
Prolactin (PRL), also known as luteotropic hormone or luteotropin, is a protein that is best known for its role in enabling mammals, usually females, to produce milk.
New!!: Growth hormone and Prolactin · See more »
Propranolol
Propranolol, sold under the brand name Inderal among others, is a medication of the beta blocker type. It is used to treat high blood pressure, a number of types of irregular heart rate, thyrotoxicosis, capillary hemangiomas, performance anxiety, and essential tremors. It is used to prevent migraine headaches, and to prevent further heart problems in those with angina or previous heart attacks. It can be taken by mouth or by injection into a vein. The formulation that is taken by mouth comes in short-acting and long-acting versions. Propranolol appears in the blood after 30 minutes and has a maximum effect between 60 and 90 minutes when taken by mouth. Common side effects include nausea, abdominal pain, and constipation. It should not be used in those with an already slow heart rate and most of those with heart failure. Quickly stopping the medication in those with coronary artery disease may worsen symptoms. It may worsen the symptoms of asthma. Caution is recommended in those with liver or kidney problems. Propranolol may cause harmful effects in the baby if taken during pregnancy. Its use during breastfeeding is probably safe, but the baby should be monitored for side effects. It is a non-selective beta blocker which works by blocking β-adrenergic receptors. Propranolol was discovered in 1964. It is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines, the most effective and safe medicines needed in a health system. Propranolol is available as a generic medication. The wholesale cost in the developing world is between 0.24 and 2.16 per month as of 2014. In the United States it costs about $15 per month at a typical dose.
New!!: Growth hormone and Propranolol · See more »
Protein
Proteins are large biomolecules, or macromolecules, consisting of one or more long chains of amino acid residues.
New!!: Growth hormone and Protein · See more »
Receptor (biochemistry)
In biochemistry and pharmacology, a receptor is a protein molecule that receives chemical signals from outside a cell.
New!!: Growth hormone and Receptor (biochemistry) · See more »
Recombinant DNA
Recombinant DNA (rDNA) molecules are DNA molecules formed by laboratory methods of genetic recombination (such as molecular cloning) to bring together genetic material from multiple sources, creating sequences that would not otherwise be found in the genome.
New!!: Growth hormone and Recombinant DNA · See more »
Rhesus macaque
The rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta) is one of the best-known species of Old World monkeys.
New!!: Growth hormone and Rhesus macaque · See more »
Sarcomere
A sarcomere (Greek sarx "flesh", meros "part") is the basic unit of striated muscle tissue.
New!!: Growth hormone and Sarcomere · See more »
Sex hormone-binding globulin
Sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG) or sex steroid-binding globulin (SSBG) is a glycoprotein that binds to the two sex hormones: androgen and estrogen.
New!!: Growth hormone and Sex hormone-binding globulin · See more »
Short bowel syndrome
Short bowel syndrome (SBS, or simply short gut) is a malabsorption disorder caused by a lack of functional small intestine.
New!!: Growth hormone and Short bowel syndrome · See more »
Short stature
Short stature refers to a height of a human being which is below typical.
New!!: Growth hormone and Short stature · See more »
Slow-wave sleep
Slow-wave sleep (SWS), often referred to as deep sleep, consists of stage three (combined stages 3 and 4) of non-rapid eye movement sleep.
New!!: Growth hormone and Slow-wave sleep · See more »
Solubility
Solubility is the property of a solid, liquid or gaseous chemical substance called solute to dissolve in a solid, liquid or gaseous solvent.
New!!: Growth hormone and Solubility · See more »
Somatomedin
Somatomedins are produced, predominantly by the liver, when growth hormones act on target tissue.
New!!: Growth hormone and Somatomedin · See more »
Somatostatin
Somatostatin, also known as growth hormone-inhibiting hormone (GHIH) or by several other names, is a peptide hormone that regulates the endocrine system and affects neurotransmission and cell proliferation via interaction with G protein-coupled somatostatin receptors and inhibition of the release of numerous secondary hormones.
New!!: Growth hormone and Somatostatin · See more »
Somatotropic cell
Somatotropes (from the Greek sōmat meaning "body" and tropikós meaning "of or pertaining to a turn or change") are cells in the anterior pituitary that produce growth hormone.
New!!: Growth hormone and Somatotropic cell · See more »
Somatotropin family
The Somatotropin family is a protein family whose titular representative is somatotropin, also known as growth hormone, a hormone that plays an important role in growth control.
New!!: Growth hormone and Somatotropin family · See more »
Species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank, as well as a unit of biodiversity, but it has proven difficult to find a satisfactory definition.
New!!: Growth hormone and Species · See more »
Turner syndrome
Turner syndrome (TS), also known as 45,X or 45,X0, is a condition in which a female is partly or completely missing an X chromosome.
New!!: Growth hormone and Turner syndrome · See more »
Ulcerative colitis
Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a long-term condition that results in inflammation and ulcers of the colon and rectum.
New!!: Growth hormone and Ulcerative colitis · See more »
Unified atomic mass unit
The unified atomic mass unit or dalton (symbol: u, or Da) is a standard unit of mass that quantifies mass on an atomic or molecular scale (atomic mass).
New!!: Growth hormone and Unified atomic mass unit · See more »
Urine
Urine is a liquid by-product of metabolism in humans and in many animals.
New!!: Growth hormone and Urine · See more »
Vanity Fair (magazine)
Vanity Fair is a magazine of popular culture, fashion, and current affairs published by Condé Nast in the United States.
New!!: Growth hormone and Vanity Fair (magazine) · See more »
Wasting
In medicine, wasting, also known as wasting syndrome, refers to the process by which a debilitating disease causes muscle and fat tissue to "waste" away.
New!!: Growth hormone and Wasting · See more »
Weight loss
Weight loss, in the context of medicine, health, or physical fitness, refers to a reduction of the total body mass, due to a mean loss of fluid, body fat or adipose tissue or lean mass, namely bone mineral deposits, muscle, tendon, and other connective tissue.
New!!: Growth hormone and Weight loss · See more »
World Anti-Doping Agency
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA; Agence mondiale antidopage, AMA) is a foundation initiated by the International Olympic Committee based in Canada to promote, coordinate and monitor the fight against drugs in sports.
New!!: Growth hormone and World Anti-Doping Agency · See more »
Xenobiotic
A xenobiotic is a chemical substance found within an organism that is not naturally produced or expected to be present within the organism.
New!!: Growth hormone and Xenobiotic · See more »
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympic Games (Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004), officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad and commonly known as Athens 2004, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team officials from 201 countries.
New!!: Growth hormone and 2004 Summer Olympics · See more »
Redirects here:
ATC code H01AC01, ATCvet code QH01AC01, Accretropin, Antigrowth hormone, Asellacrin 10, Crescormon, Growth Hormone, Growth hormones, HECTOTROPE, HGH, HGH pills and releasers, Hgh, Human Growth Hormone, Human growth hormone, Nutropin AQ, Recombinant human growth hormone, Somatotrophic hormone, Somatotrophin, Somatotropic factor, Somatotropic hormone, Somatotropin, Somatropin, Somatropin recombinant, Tev-Tropin, ZENOSIM.
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Growth_hormone
